Photo by Terry Roberts, provided by Shalini, whose 30th birthday is in 2 days! Knight is also turning 30. Have a great day working on the boat, or whatever project you guys have going on in the beautiful Hawaiian sunshine (or showers) today, Knight!

$199 for beer? With the gold bottle and all they might as well sell it at the perfume counter of Neiman Marcus. No Thanks!!!
I’m not a big suds fan anyway but this stuff on tap at McSorley’s was pretty good…

No, I found it online (but it was taken there). I haven’t been there since 1979. Back then there was sawdust on the floor, a dusty row of wishbones over the bar, no women’s bathroom and when you ordered a draft beer they brought you two (just to save themselves the legwork). I hope they haven’t changed too much. Let me know if you’re ever in the neighborhood.

Obama retreats on Obamacare, allows existing low-cost policies to continue
Basically he’s trying to stall until after next years election by putting the onus back on insurance companies after they’ve already dropped plans,laid people off and sent out cancellation notices.This makes health insurance providers the scapegoat while Barry extra-legally changes “settled law” to suit his political needs at the moment.

I find it so encouraging to have the thirty-crowd ( Zoph, Shalini and Knight) on board here, contributing and encouraging and being a part of saving this country. I know I certainly did not have the intellectual and/or spiritual depth at thirty that you all do! I am honored to be a the same team with them. Happy Birthday, Shalini and Knight!!

I like this quote from the perpetual 39-year-old: “My wife Mary and I have been married for forty-seven years and not once have we had an argument serious enough to consider divorce; murder, yes, but divorce, never.”

Well, since there is talk going on in the ‘adult beverage’ department……Hoot, who is not a very frequent imbiber, tasted some Crown Royal Maple last night…….. Smooth. Thinking of replacing maple syrup with this stuff on my pancakes and waffles. . .

Last week, I joined my colleagues in the House and Senate to pass landmark health insurance reform legislation. I then had the honor of attending the ceremony in which President Obama signed the bill into law….
….Below you’ll find more information about the impact the health reform law will have on our state. But, as with any legislation, this bill is not perfect. I’ll continue working to make sure it’s implemented smoothly and in the best interest of all Coloradans. I urge you to stay in contact, share your experiences, and let me know how I can work to improve the new law.

Hey ya’ll! All u 4GFC’ers here today are THE BEST!!! Thanks fer all the kind words and Birthday wishes! In return I ask that God blesses you all! I will poke in here a little later… still working here! You Guys and Gals are so kind! The best! The greatest! Thanks fer making this, 4GFC, happen! God bless! 😀

Sister Shalini, just having you around here is good enough for me. I thank you for your kind and wise words you share here with me and all of us, the 4GFC Family! And your email you sent me yesterday was not just the “cake” but the “icing, cherry-on-top”, and “ice cream” too! God bless you Sister! 🙂

I too am hoping for a lot more time spent here alongside with the likes of you Sol! I thank you for your Veteran insight and extensive knowledge that you have shared with us! I am glad to be here to hear yas! Thank you for the birthday wishes Sol! God bless you! 🙂

That’s exactly the bottle that’s on our table right now, buddy. And I still have some in my glass in your honor. Hmmm. Bottle is still 3/4 full. I have to work tomorrow… oh, what the heck. One more glass. Slainte, good Knight! 🙂

Ahhhhhh! You guys are killing me. All these cakes and now Bushmills! I have been on a 100% juice cleansing diet for 7 days. And 4 days before that it was no dairy and no meat and just broth. Now I got 4 days more of reestablishing broth and veggies before I reintroduce REAL BACON again. Man bring on that Thanksgiving meal. And Bushmillls! 🙂

What?? 😯 I don’t know how you do that. I can go without meat for a while, but no dairy? That would kill me. What do you drink with your coffee? I will pray that you make it to Thanksgiving, but I’m not optimistic. I predict total starvation by the 15th. Kidding! 🙂

You mentioned in the post today, Grunt, about the Hawaiian sunshine or showers. Today we had some unsettled weather but, after I hit the sack last night (or should I say early this morning), we had heavy rains with lightning and thunder roll right in! Our Hawaiian peaks are just about ready for some snow! 🙂